tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post3344808001145444721..comments2023-10-18T11:17:26.147+01:00Comments on Hauling Like a Brooligan: Rockford ReduxStephen Gallagherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05280419153030490653noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-74378207977940145062009-08-04T05:49:27.957+01:002009-08-04T05:49:27.957+01:00I started to draft a reply, but then I thought I&#...I started to draft a reply, but then I thought I'd boost it to a post... anything to fly the <i>Callan</i> flag!Stephen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280419153030490653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-34942479678756382332009-08-04T03:42:10.952+01:002009-08-04T03:42:10.952+01:00I loved reading your "Wickered" blog abo...I loved reading your "Wickered" blog about your autograph album. Now that I think of it, The Wicker Man could easily have been written by you! Thanks for pointing me to that. I'm a newbie to your blogs which I found towards the end of the season for Eleventh Hour (US) which I still miss terribly. <br /><br />I envy you that you were able to see the TV version of Callan. Amazon US recently added Callan: Set 1 (1970) for US DVD players. It's actually the 3rd season April-June 1970. Do you think a yankee would be able to follow the episodes without having seen seasons 1 or 2? I'm not concerned about accents or British slang (which I love) but sometimes it's hard to jump into the middle of a long running series. I realize the film quality might not be the best but I would love to see that character. Any thoughts would be much appreciated!dvikibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179132333779736781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-23357507746631817552009-08-04T02:16:19.693+01:002009-08-04T02:16:19.693+01:00You may not have seen my earlier Woodward post, bu...You may not have seen my earlier Woodward post, but it's here if you're interested:<br /><br />http://brooligan.blogspot.com/2008/09/wickered.htmlStephen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05280419153030490653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-6099056919136765912009-08-03T23:09:30.406+01:002009-08-03T23:09:30.406+01:00Stephen - thanks so much for mentioning my very fa...Stephen - thanks so much for mentioning my very favorite US show from the 80's - The Equalizer - in your blog. I just received some Edward Woodward CDs from a wonderful gentleman over the pond at Ebay UK who converted his albums to CDs. <br />Chris - thanks for reminding of Dame Judi Dench's nickname for Edward Woodward - what a hoot!dvikibhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00179132333779736781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-77888032246264542402009-08-01T16:07:46.601+01:002009-08-01T16:07:46.601+01:00Great theory about the "Dad Principle." ...Great theory about the "Dad Principle." Pity we can't find a Prime Minister like that.Gail Renardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09388455755408650770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-15263887133215440732009-08-01T15:29:02.737+01:002009-08-01T15:29:02.737+01:00Loved The Equaliser with ol' Ewar Woowar ('...Loved The Equaliser with ol' Ewar Woowar ('s an old joke...) ;-)<br /><br />You're right: it's definitely the dad-principle.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02613091738153864169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-85947342974771774132009-07-31T18:04:34.262+01:002009-07-31T18:04:34.262+01:00"Hi, this is Jim Rockford. At the tone, leave..."Hi, this is Jim Rockford. At the tone, leave your name and message and I'll get back to you."<br /><br />Nothing wrong with that for the message on your mobile, surely??<br /><br />(OK, obviously, it helps if you are called Jim Rockford...)Michael Cookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06170302599006273553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1249939222074893010.post-51274909178877985172009-07-30T20:16:24.738+01:002009-07-30T20:16:24.738+01:00I read the piece this morning and my first thought...I read the piece this morning and my first thought was, oh no, he’ll have a mobile phone in this day and age, which means we won’t get the great answerphone messages at the beginning of each episode.<br /><br />Surely one of the biggest problems facing this new production is finding someone with the same easy charm as James Garner. I loved the show when I was a kid and was pleased to see the BBC toss the odd episode into the weekend schedules a while back simply to see Garner on screen. Not to do the writers a disservice but in the end it didn’t really matter what the actual plot was. The same could be said for <i>Magnum PI</i>.<br /><br />I know what you mean by the dad principle. There’s Bartlet in <i>The West Wing</i> and of course in the recent <i>Battlestar Galactica</i> I guess we had not just a dad but a mom as well in Adama and Roslin. It may seem easy to come up with but everything depends on getting just the right actor for the role.<br /><br />I mean, David Shayler as the crazy auntie. ...Anyone?Good Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10789861569691613179noreply@blogger.com